Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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September 25, 1973 Page 4 J.C. AGAJANIAN'S There's aTime and aPlace for Everything ... This Is The Place ... Fri., Sept. 21 The staff of Cyde News wishes John DeSoto a speedy recovery. NOTABLE QUOTES: ...Mert Lawwill upon being asked how bad the dust was, .., was the first one to pull in; that's how bad it was"._Gary Nixon on picking up a direct transfer to the National with a fourth place heat finish, "If three more guys had blown their engines I'd have won.....an anony!"ous soul who thought that they should make referee Charlie Watson's theme song "Why me Lord"..... After suffering a broken femur, Jeff Wright is back in action with backing from the Puch factory. Following over a year of recuperation, Jeff is back in training for his 125 and 250 motocross rides and a 175 for desert competition. Welcome back. California has pioneered bicyde MX, but the coming thing in England is bicyde trials. Mick Andrews visited the kids at a loeal quarry recendy and demonstrated his dependence on engine power by falling down. The youngsten had a great laugh. -ARST AMAPacific Coast Regional Half Mile The West's Best Experts Also Juniors & Novices See Experts Like Dave Aldana, Gary Scott, DeWayne Keeter, Mert Lawwill, John Hateley, Terry Dorsch, Tom Horton, & Scott Brelsford To Name A Few Pit gate opens: 5:00 P.M. Spectator gate: 5:30 P.M. Practice: 6:00 P.M. Time Trials: 7:00 P.M. First Race: 8:00 P.M. Info: (213)321·1610 (213) 323-9710 Admission: Adult Teens (13-17) Juniors (9-12) Under 8 $4.50 $3.50 $1.00 FREE 18300 South Vermont, Gardena, California nOWNlE9"~J TEMPLE CITY KAWASAKI lor KawaukJ Norton A.J.5. CYCLE CENTER 0... DKW Monark ..... ton Moto GUZZi .~~ SUZUKI Steen. CZ Jaw. 5300 North Rosemead Blvd. Temple City. Ca' 91780 (213) 287-6167 YANKEE from Downey area from Long Beach from Orange County (213)865-8223 (2'3143'-'223 (714) 521-5343 11835 e. Carson St., Hawaiian Gardens. Ca. 600 Feet eest of 60S Fr_av. Caf1On-Lincoln off-ramp CMC . ':~~~ THE BEST Mike Pa~rick's FACTORY OUTLET FOR PREMIER HELMETS STREET-DESERT-MX • YAMAHA of CORONA 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona (714) 735-7721 DYNo-TUNING PREMIA YAMAHA 19721 BEACH BLVD. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. 714 536-7555 Two of England's other great observed trials artists, Martin Lampkin and Malcolm Rathmell, are riding Triumph 500's for the English Trophy Team in the ISDT this week. One of the Irish team riders, Davy Mills, is entered on a 400 Suzuki. AGO OUT. Giacomo Agostini creshed into an Armco barrier in practice last week at Misano, Italy, when the throttle stuck open on his MV 500-4. The muscles above/his left knee __ tom and required two houn of surgery and 40 stitches. He11 be out for at least six weeks. Are you still holding 'your breath? We hope not. Land Speed Record Week at the Bonneville Salt fiats was a bust. The Don Vesco/Yamaha effort and the Murray.Manning{friumph effort packed up and wen t home. Vesco, after setting a new 250 record (189 MPH) and a 350 record (204 MPH), gave up on the weather. Boris Murray and Dennis Manning had kept sawing third gear out of their "bike". Both plan to return to the salt in October. Vesco will use a pair of 650's for the attempt. At last report, Bill Wirges was still there with his Kawasaki, spending money like it was going out of style (he might be right), and seizing engines. His best run was 245 so far. You can tell your loeal Cyde Newsie cuz he's struttin' around in his "Collegiate" or "Coup''' jacket that says "Cycle News" upon it. The Department of Transportation would like people to use mass transit instead of personal transportation (including motorcycles) in the next century. According to D.O.T. staff motorcycle specialist Lew Buchanan, ''The Department def"mitely supports mass transit. We feci it is the only way for this country to go."